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Is the Leftovers the best show of the decade?

Posted on 1/14/20 at 3:49 am
Posted by TaTa Toothy
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Posted on 1/14/20 at 3:49 am
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Posted by flvelo12
Palm Harbor, Florida
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Posted on 1/14/20 at 4:52 am to
Yes
Posted by Athos
Member since Sep 2016
11878 posts
Posted on 1/14/20 at 6:51 am to
No.
Posted by Jmentum7
Member since Jan 2020
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Posted on 1/14/20 at 7:11 am to
Good but lots of wasted potential
Posted by Skeezer
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Posted on 1/14/20 at 7:16 am to
Easily one of my top three. It was phenomenal
Posted by dallastiger55
Jennings, LA
Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:14 am to
S1 was good
S2 was amazing
S3 was phenomenal


It’s one of the only shows that’s stuck with me and I revisit. The last season is one of the greatest seasons of TV I’ve ever seen.

You can google it but the last season was on almost all of the critics top 10 of the year and Alan Sepinwall had it number 1

The way they integrated the music as of one of the main characters was great.

Some of those last episodes give me chills just thinking about it. The decisions Nora had to make and debating your life existence

Posted by xxTIMMYxx
Member since Aug 2019
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Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:42 am to
Guess I will have to watch this. Been looking for a new show to watch.
Posted by ClampClampington
Nebraska
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Posted on 1/14/20 at 9:01 am to
The first few episodes were a little disjointed, but mid S1-S3 was my favorite run of tv I’ve watched.
Posted by RollDatRoll
Who Dat. Roll Tide.
Member since Dec 2010
12245 posts
Posted on 1/14/20 at 9:18 am to
Top 5 for me. So good.
Posted by Eric Nies Grind Time
Atlanta GA - ITP
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Posted on 1/14/20 at 9:30 am to
My pick would probably be The Americans.
Posted by Pettifogger
Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 1/14/20 at 11:59 am to
Yes

I don't think any show will be as enthralling and impactful as Leftovers if you're really willing to dig into it.

I won't fault people who like BB or GOT or The Wire better, but I'm not aware of any other show that can make you feel like you're in the middle of an existential crisis
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
48769 posts
Posted on 1/14/20 at 12:23 pm to
Breaking bad spilled over into the decade, so no.
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
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Posted on 1/14/20 at 12:25 pm to
from start to finish, I can't think of another show that moved me like Leftovers

other shows were probably more enjoyable, but Leftovers made me feel things that most TV does not
Posted by dallastiger55
Jennings, LA
Member since Jan 2010
27752 posts
Posted on 1/14/20 at 12:44 pm to
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other shows were probably more enjoyable, but Leftovers made me feel things that most TV does not


I couldn’t have said it better myself

It made me question religion and my existence. Heavy shite. And that music.....
Posted by Lake Vegas Tiger
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Posted on 1/14/20 at 12:56 pm to
Garbage
Posted by JJ27
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Posted on 1/14/20 at 12:59 pm to
I still don’t know what happened.
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
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89552 posts
Posted on 1/14/20 at 1:05 pm to
At times - the show bordered on GOAT territory for me - the mythology it was able to produce, however disjointed and fluid, is fairly impressive.

If anything the writing was the weak point (somewhat). The reason I can recommend this show to literally anyone who is a fan of quality drama is the acting. Every actor, every performance, every time. Stunning.

The acting in this show is as good as it gets - name a show, BB, Sopranos, The Wire - The Leftovers had acting as good or better.
Posted by Froman
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2007
36221 posts
Posted on 1/14/20 at 1:06 pm to
Not even close.
Posted by Athos
Member since Sep 2016
11878 posts
Posted on 1/14/20 at 2:20 pm to
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The acting in this show is as good as it gets - name a show, BB, Sopranos, The Wire - The Leftovers had acting as good or better.


Justified. BSG reboot. There’s two that are superior.
Posted by Salmon
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83585 posts
Posted on 1/14/20 at 2:39 pm to
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Justified. BSG reboot. There’s two that are superior.


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